In the beginning ...

Hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway opened the show at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on Feb. 27 in Hollywood, Calif.
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Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway and James Franco

The show's hosts got some laughs when they swapped attire (Hathaway in the tux and Franco in the gown) in a skit that followed a song performance by the actress.
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Christian Bale

British actor Christian Bale accepted the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in "The Fighter." At the end of his speech, Bale choked up as he thanked his wife and daughter.
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Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, who starred together in the 2008 movie "Australia," presented the award for best score, which went to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for "The Social Network."
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Randy Newman

Randy Newman performed the Oscar nominated song "We Belong Together." Newman went on to win the award for best original song for "Toy Story 3"
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Gwyneth Paltrow

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow performed "Coming Home" from the motion picture "Country Strong," which was a nominee for best original song.
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Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal, who has hosted the Oscars several times in the past, made an appearance and told the crowd, "Some things never change: The producers asked me to say we're running a little long ... so here are the nominees for best picture."
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Colin Firth

Actor Colin Firth accepted the award for best actor for his role in "The King's Speech," which also won the award for best picture. Firth opened his speech with the quip, "I have a feeling my career has just peaked."
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The big winners

From left to right, "The King's Speech" producers Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Gareth Unwin stood in front of cast members as they accepted the award for best picture.
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The last song

At the end of the show, the student choir from the New York City/Staten Island School PS 22 performed "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with all of the Oscar winners on stage.
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